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The offering of gifts is a practice nearly as ancient and
widespread as human culture itself. At courts throughout the
Islamic world, the exchange of lavish gifts and endowments
intimately linked art with diplomacy and royal ambitions, religion,
and personal relationships. This beautifully illustrated book
explores the complex interplay between artistic production and
gift-based patronage by discussing works of great aesthetic
refinement that were either commissioned or repurposed as gifts. By
tracing the unique histories of certain artworks, the author
reveals how the exchange of luxury objects was central to the
circulation, emulation, and assimilation of artistic forms both
within and beyond the Islamic world. The catalogue features seventy
illustrations of artworks from the 8th to the 20th century. These
include some of the most beautiful and least-known objects from the
Islamic world, such as jewelry, armor and weaponry, enormous and
ornate carpets, and illustrated copies of the Qur'an. Distributed
for the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, in association with the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art Exhibition Schedule: Museum of Islamic
Art, Doha(03/19/12-06/02/12)
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Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting
Linda Komaroff; Foreword by Michael Govan; Text written by Sinem Arcak Casale, Touraj Daryaee, Ashley Dimmig, …
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